John Houseman (September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and film producer who became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Charles Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase for which he won a best supporting actor Oscar. He reprised his role as Kingsfield in the subsequent TV series adaptation of The Paper Chase. Houseman was also known for his commercials for the brokerage firm Smith Barney. He had a distinctive Mid-Atlantic English accent, in common with many actors of his generation. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Houseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988
Scrooged
1988
The Fog
1980
Three Days of the Condor
1975
Rollerball
1975
My Bodyguard
1980
Another Woman
1988
Seven Days in May
1964
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
The Cheap Detective
1978
Ghost Story
1981
Old Boyfriends
1979
The Paper Chase
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St. Ives
1976
Gideon's Trumpet
1980
Bright Lights, Big City
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The Babysitter
1980
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
Fear on Trial
1975
Wholly Moses
1980
The Displaced Person
1977
Murder by Phone
1982
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983
A Rose for Emily
1983
The New Deal for Artists
1981
Too Much Johnson
1938
American: An Odyssey to 1947
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Beyond the Horizon
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The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
The Cradle Will Rock
1985
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976
Writing: Plain & Fancy
1981